How to Revise Reading information and ideas — OCR GCSE English Language
Reading information and ideas is a topic in the OCR GCSE English Language specification. This guide covers learning objectives, examiner tips, common mistakes, and key terminology to help you revise effectively.
Examiner Tips for Reading information and ideas
- Ensure you refer closely to evidence from the text to justify your points of view
- Use appropriate linguistic terminology to support your analysis
- Consider the context of the text, such as its historical setting, mode or genre, to inform your reading
- Look for connections across texts to develop your understanding of the ideas, attitudes and values presented
Key Marking Points
- Identify and interpret key ideas and information from texts
- Comment on writers' choices of vocabulary, form and grammatical features
- Explore the effects of writing for particular audiences and purposes
- Summarise ideas and information from a single text
- Synthesise information from more than one text
- Draw inferences and justify points of view using evidence